Sentence Writing Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 8: Practice: sentences · Set 715 · 40 questions

Writing tip (Read it aloud): Decide what the question is checking — a missing part, a capital, a joining word, the order or the end mark. Use that lesson’s tip. Read your choice aloud: a correct sentence sounds complete.

1. 1.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “aarav wore new clothes on pongal.” (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 2
2. 2.Isha wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) cross (b) calm (c) spicy
3. 3.Which describing word fits best?
   “The tamarind tastes ___.” (a) colourful (b) rough (c) noisy (d) sour
4. 4.Which of these is a complete sentence? (a) The red kite flew high in the sky. (b) Danced in the rain. (c) Because the shop was closed. (d) The school bus.
5. 5.Which word should replace the name in the gap?
   “Farhan has a new bag. ___ takes it to school every day.” (a) Him (b) She (c) It (d) He
6. 6.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
   “Tara likes to paint ___ she likes to draw.” (a) and (b) but (c) because
7. 7.Which word joins these two sentences best?
   “The test was hard. Zoya got full marks.” (a) so (b) because (c) but
8. 8.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Zoya ate a big mango. (b) Zoya ate a ripe mango. (c) Zoya ate a mango. (d) Zoya ate a big ripe mango.
9. 9.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “my aunt made sweets for onam.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 1
10. 10.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “the big fair in agra starts in january.” (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
11. 11.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “My birthday is on the first friday of November.” (a) birthday (b) of (c) friday (d) on
12. 12.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Joseph ate a juicy mango. (b) Joseph ate a mango. (c) Joseph ate a juicy ripe mango. (d) Joseph ate a ripe mango.
13. 13.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The cake was too sweet nobody ate a second piece.” (a) after “ate” (b) after “a” (c) after “was” (d) after “sweet”
14. 14.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “I brushed my teeth. I washed my face.” (a) and (b) because (c) but
15. 15.What kind of sentence is this?
    “What a tall tree!” (a) question (b) statement (c) command (d) exclamation
16. 16.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Nisha is how travelling to school? (b) How is Nisha travelling to school? (c) Is how Nisha travelling to school? (d) How Nisha is travelling to school?
17. 17.“Swam in the pond.” is a fragment. What is missing? (a) what happens (predicate) (b) who or what (subject) (c) nothing is missing
18. 18.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “The sun was shining ___ the birds were singing.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
19. 19.Which sentence describes the mango best? (a) Vikram ate a juicy mango. (b) Vikram ate a mango. (c) Vikram ate a yellow mango. (d) Vikram ate a juicy yellow mango.
20. 20.Which word joins these two sentences best?
    “The sky was cloudy. It did not rain.” (a) because (b) but (c) so
21. 21.Which of these is a question? (a) How cute the puppy is! (b) Switch off the fan. (c) Sneha drinks warm milk before bed. (d) What is Maria eating for lunch?
22. 22.Omkar wrote “an angry man and an angry dog”. Which word means the same as “angry” and can replace the second one? (a) round (b) cross (c) calm
23. 23.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “the big fair in lucknow starts in september.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3
24. 24.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in bhopal on thursday.” (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 5
25. 25.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Tenzin planted Tenzin's sapling. Tenzin watered it. (b) Tenzin planted his sapling. Him watered it. (c) Tenzin planted his sapling. He watered it.
26. 26.These words are mixed up: school / rides / a / bicycle / Vikram / to
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Vikram rides a bicycle to school. (b) Rides Vikram a bicycle to school. (c) Vikram a bicycle rides to school. (d) Vikram rides to school a bicycle.
27. 27.Which sentence describes the kite best? (a) Meera flew a big kite. (b) Meera flew a big red kite. (c) Meera flew a kite. (d) Meera flew a red kite.
28. 28.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Why Maria is laughing? (b) Maria is why laughing? (c) Why is Maria laughing? (d) Is why Maria laughing?
29. 29.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in mysuru on wednesday.” (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 3
30. 30.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) A green parrot ate a ripe guava. (b) My aunt sent me a gift. (c) Our neighbours lit lamps on Diwali. (d) Ran onto the field.
31. 31.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) Was full of lotus flowers. (b) The school bus stopped at the gate. (c) The doctor checked my throat. (d) The tall tree gave us cool shade.
32. 32.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “My aunt.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
33. 33.Which sentence describes the elephant best? (a) Tenzin saw a grey elephant. (b) Tenzin saw an elephant. (c) Tenzin saw a huge elephant. (d) Tenzin saw a huge grey elephant.
34. 34.Fill the gap with the best joining word:
    “Grandpa reads the paper ___ he drinks his tea.” (a) but (b) and (c) because
35. 35.Which is the best way to write this, without repeating the name? (a) Omkar packed Omkar's bag. Omkar carried it. (b) Omkar packed his bag. Him carried it. (c) Omkar packed his bag. He carried it.
36. 36.These words are mixed up: a / every / Ananya / poem / writes / week
    Which sentence do they make? (a) Ananya a poem writes every week. (b) Ananya writes every week a poem. (c) Writes Ananya a poem every week. (d) Ananya writes a poem every week.
37. 37.Which of these is NOT a complete sentence (a fragment)? (a) My best friend gave me a pencil. (b) The brown cow. (c) A small mouse hid under the bed. (d) Our teacher wrote a poem on the board.
38. 38.Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?
    “The children.” (a) complete sentence (b) fragment
39. 39.Which describing word fits best?
    “The sun looks ___.” (a) sour (b) fluffy (c) bright (d) quiet
40. 40.Which question has the words in the correct order? (a) Rahul is what eating for lunch? (b) What Rahul is eating for lunch? (c) What is Rahul eating for lunch? (d) Is what Rahul eating for lunch?

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